It looks like the drama around these two directors continues.

Maybe they need to sort it out in a duel at dawn!

I wonder if Ferrara could choose to look at things differently, maybe take it as a compliment to his work?

It certainly creates a buzz around the film!

The following contains some quite colourful language, a warning for those easily offended.

http://blog.spout.com/2008/10/15/bad-lieutenant-remake-abel-ferrara-still-mad/

Here is the full Ferrara interview from Filmmaker, the part about The Bad Lieutenant is near the end.

http://filmmakermagazine.com/directorinterviews/2008/10/abel-ferrara-mary.php